Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Capps (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Capps. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Capps is located in Miller County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Miller County: Camden, Cole, Maries, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Capps. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Capps:
- Miller County (The home county of Capps)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
- Saint Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marys Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Tuscumbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ulman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iberia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Etterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Brumley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Eldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Bagnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kaiser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
- Cedar City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
- Lake Ozark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Osage Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Bend is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Bend
- Four Seasons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Four Seasons is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Village of Four Seasons
- Damsel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Damsel is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damsel
- Montreal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Linn Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Linn Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Linn Creek
- Sunrise Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Camdenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Decaturville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decaturville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
- Henley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Henley is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Teal ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Eugene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Hickory Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Wardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lohman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Scruggs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Taos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Jefferson City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Saint Martins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
- Brinktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brinktown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinktown
- Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lindell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Paydown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
- High Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- McGirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- California
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Latham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
- Barnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Excelsior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Gravois Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laurie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
- Meta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Koeltztown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Folk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Freeburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Westphalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loose Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Koenig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Koenig is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
- Bonnots Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
- Jerome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
- Hawkeye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hawkeye is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Crocker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swedeborg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Swedeborg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeborg
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Robert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Devils Elbow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Capps, see our County-by-County Page for Capps.
Cemeteries Near Capps ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Capps.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Capps - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Capps covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barnhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jim - Matt Lawson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gageville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- St. Cecilia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Capps in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Capps.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Capps, with the one closest to Capps listed first.
- Saint Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marys Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Tuscumbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Van Cleve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Van Cleve is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cleve
- Teal ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Teal is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Iberia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Hickory Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Tavern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tavern is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern
- Spring Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Babbtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Babbtown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbtown
- Bass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bass is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brumley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osage Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Osage Bluff is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Bluff
- Pleasant Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Capps. See our List of 1890's Communities around Capps.
Newspapers Published in Capps ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Capps.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Capps, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Capps.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Capps:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Miller County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Camden County
- Cole County
- Maries County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Osage County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Capps, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Capps) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |